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For the he tipped ball play, his momentum was to the sideline and his feet were off the ground until the ball was 4 or 5 ft and a fraction of a second from the turf. I don't think he had any real chance at the ball unless he could defy laws of Newtonian physics, but the camera shot from the far sideline gives it a bad look. A high endzone shot from behind would not have give the same impression, imo.

I think I'll record the game with an option to choose to never hit play. Shades of Willie Totten.

I hope the team plays better for Josh Allen when he returns or we will not learn much at all about him as a player. At 21-0 I told my brother I had seen enough because it was only going to get worse from there and left. I did not leave thinking Peterman let his team down again.

Frank Reich was drafted in 1985 and did not start his first game until 1989. I see analogous talent level and personality traits. Unfortunately for him, he has been much too exposed to the NFL at much too early of a time in his development. He needs to step it up from practice speed to game speed and he needs to do it A.S.A.P. Good luck.

Whine-whine situation. Outstanding! I might ask if I could borrow that because I know a few people in my world to whom it may be applied. It may be worthy of a copyright.

Tough to believe that the NFL wants to flag Kelvin Benjamin's block but the NCAA would think this one is ok. The targeting call on Hodge near the end is likely bogus too. I'd need to see it again but I thought Hodge dropped his shoulder to initiate contact. Any head contact was glancing.

Shades of Chad Kelly's mug shot only his left eye is lower than his right. Must be something about the circumstances that exaggerates asymmetric facial features. Or maybe asymmetric facial features are somehow connected to lack of impulse control? Hmmmmm.

Poor impulse control results in his biggest screwups. This doesn't seem to fit that mold as he didn't seem to have any ill intent but embarrassing the Broncos does not bode well for his future with them. It's tough to imagine any details that could turn this in his favor. His brother Casey seems to be having a great season at Mallard Creek and has not had any such redflag incidents to hit the media. Not sure why he transferred there, maybe because Wegman's is expanding to NC or maybe because he is being recruited by UNC football or Duke lacrosse, but he seems like a much more emotionally mature person than Chad.

Sisypheus gets the boulder all the way to the top and the story changes.

The guy sitting in front of me thought KB quit on the route. I said that he is too slow and that DBs just need to cut off his path to the ball and he has nowhere to go. The DB might draw a cheap OPI call if he slowed down with Benjamin trailing right behind. That play needed both defenders to bite hard on the run play prior to the pitch and it did not look like they did but I haven't seen the DVR yet.

Thanks for this. Enjoyed watching it. Nice accumulation of different ways to beat a goal line defense. Robb was not that big but ran really tough. You don't see shoulder pads like that anymore. Most impressive one to me was near the end against the Oilers (playoof game?) where he went in backwards while under tackle with his butt about 2" off the turf. Lots of leg strength required for that along with an assist from Jim Ritcher.

I find it somewhat odd that Anthony Barr was the defender on 3 of Josh's splash plays. Maybe he wasn't a spy but I'd bet that he has seen enough of him to want no more.

I think it's the very bottom part of his left ear so you can cancel the nip alert.

Real neat story. Robb is one of my all time favorites. Lots of NFL players in his family and ryan would be of the next generation. Robb played bigger than he was and punished his would be tacklers. It took him a long time to actually start playing as he was stashed on IR for multiple years which was common back then. He was drafted out of Millersville and seeing him at Fredonia and preseason games, I thought he might make a good pro so I felt vindicated when he eventually did so. I saw a similar style with James Conner of the Steelers coming out of Pitt but at 230+ lbs. Both grinding out the tough yards on every play, not a whole lot of dancing, and making defenders pay a price for the tackle. Being a ready, willing and able blocker made him an effective 3rd down back. He had a great over the pile leap and his skill set made him a very good goal line/short yardage back. I find it strange that I have not heard much about him all these years. I hope he has fared well but given how he played, I fear he may be a candidate for the CTE issues we have all been hearing about.

NBA long had a thing about being "posterized", that you didn't want to be the photo prop in someone else's superhuman performance deemed poster worthy. I think Barr hit the trifecta, "The Pylon Dive", "The Hurdle" and The Stiff Arm" for good measure. This particular one is the best with the American flag, the field level to roof crowd backdrop, the goal post at the far end, the helpless defender and the face shot being so clear. It's almost perfect.

The player has possession with his arms down and the ball tucked. The contact was initially shoulder to shoulder then slightly shoulder to helmet after the whiplash action of the initial hit. The catch was right at the stick and its a first down if the receiver is allowed to just lunge forward as he would have done if he had a little more time. Tre did everything he needed to do to prevent the first down. Receivers that leap and do not catch the ball were always the textbook definition of defenseless. I think of the Tatum hit on Darryl Stingley. In those days DBs looked to make those hits just to send a message and plant the element of fear in a WR's heart. The NFL needed to get those kinds of hits out of the game. Receivers with the ball tucked and trying to get a first down are not any kind of defenseless. Sorry to see defenders getting penalized and fined for doing their job well. Unnecessary roughness vs.necessary roughness as was stated earlier.

I was most interested in the Army game later this month. The game time is still TBD so I haven't committed to it yet. Must be a TV schedule issue, maybe to do the the CBS Sports Network? They have or had the rights to service academy games in prior years.

IMO, he has stayed in the league so long because of his bold style of play. Even though it often backfires, he will constantly feed the ball to the players he trusts even when he shouldn't. The players around him appreciate that because it will get them better contracts. The list is a long one of guys who produced more with Fitz pulling the trigger than otherwise. Throwing blocks, taking hits in the pocket and diving head first for extra yardage, first downs and touchdowns goes a long way in building credibility within the locker room.

Improve the quality of practices? I'd think the PS QB would run the scout team. It would be tough for QB #2 to focus on both his own plays in the gameplan for the next week and learn those of the next opponents' offense well enough to do a great job with both when needed.

December 14, 2014: while visiting Charlotte, my wife and I spent most of the day at the Tavern on the Tracks and watched that great win over the Packers with a bar full of relocated WNYers. Awesome place to watch a game. I can't think there could be too many Bills Backer chapters any better.

Beane was not here for the 2017 draft. Repeat, Beane was not here yet when they took Zay. This is a recording..........

It could be that the best talent pool to do an 0-line upgrade will become available a week from now.

Prior to Ol' Miss there was lots of trouble. Once he got there, I think Hugh Freeze got to him in a good way. The stuff after was minor, imo. Seeking to protect his brother in a HS game melee, messaging a porn star, being at a dorm room poker party with marijuana is the extent of it as far as I remember. The 5 month timeline of knee injury --> surgery --> no Senior Bowl -->Combine invite rescinded--> Pro Day wrist injury --> wrist surgery was a train ride of bad news that ended with becoming Mr. Irrelevant. Since then he's done everything he needed to do. Getting that title may have helped the turnaround. I think John Elway went dumpster diving and may have found something of extreme value to his franchise. He's got top echelon arm talent, both strength (210+ ft throw at pp&k as a 15 yr old which is still their record ) and accuracy; a decisive, play making style; and a fear none attitude that mixes well with having more athleticism that what his uncle had. That package can work well for him. He may have finally matured beyond his high strung temper and disrespectful attitude toward anyone that challenges him. Maybe he has figured out that an attitude like that is a losing one that is bound to wreck his future. Authority always wins so there is no use fighting it. Chad Kelly is writing his own redemption story and one can be skeptical of it, but also should acknowledge that it might be taking place. If you know the Dirty Dozen, I think he is way more like Victor Franko than AJ Maggot which makes me think he could be a good team leader in the NFL if he is within the right structure. I doubt that he has reached his ceiling.

Not sure if anyone agrees, and they only showed the replay once without any comment on the Bills broadcast but I thought Kyle was a victim of an egregious, unpenalyzed chop block. It would be a shame to have a career like his to end on a play like that.

Nate Peterman ran a really fun offense at Pitt. Their upset win in Clemson and Deshaun Watson, the soon to be NCAA Champs, was epic. I think his personality fits that of a #2 more than #1. He seems to be a "walk the walk" Christian and the Bills coaches seem to think highly of him. This does not make him trash. Frank Reich had a nice career at Maryland. He came off the bench to lead them in their epic 2nd half comeback to upset the Bernie Kosar led Miami Hurricanes, the NCAA Champs from the previous season. He was a great #2 to Jim Kelly and his personality fit that role perfectly. Early in his NFL career he rarely looked good in preseason games and most fans questioned why the coaching staff thought so highly of him and believed the team would be in big trouble if he were ever called upon in a tough spot.